Rebirth In Hollywood

In the face of "Troy"'s far lower than expected box office figures, Warner's executives are also reflecting. This is their second major production that has failed this year. The box office failure brought not only investment losses, but also stock prices. The decline and the accountability of shareholders can be imagined.

Why did it fail? That's the question the Warner Bros. board wants to ask.

Since Ryan entered Walt Disney, the number of co-productions has inevitably shrunk significantly. Warner's management also anticipated this situation, so they increased their investment and wanted to occupy more market share.

"Ryan is like magic!"

At the Warner Bros. board meeting, an executive director said the words from the bottom of many people's hearts, "The big investment and big production he has decided never have to worry about returns and profitability."

"We shouldn't have Brad Pitt at all." Another director complained, "If Ryan was cast as Achilles, it wouldn't be a problem now."

"The question is will he star?" Gerald of Warner Bros. knocked on the table, "Except for the Star Wars series, which has long signed an actor contract, has he appeared in movies made by other companies after entering the new century? ?"

Everyone fell into silence. If it wasn't for the long-term and pleasant cooperation between Ryan and Warner, even the "Harry Potter" series, they may not be able to participate in part of the investment.

"In another week, Sony Columbia's "King Arthur" will be released." Someone said worriedly, "The situation facing "Troy" will be even more difficult."

"Not necessarily." Gerald reminded, ""Troy" box office is lower than our expectations, I'm afraid "King Arthur" will be even worse."

"That's right." A director immediately echoed, "This script was first sent to Touchstone Pictures, and it was approved by some people at Disney, but it was rejected by Ryan."

The others suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and their tense expressions were relieved a lot. It seemed that someone was more unlucky than Warner. They can relax a bit.

Sitting at the head of the conference table, Time Warner President Don Logan, who had never spoken, suddenly spoke up. He asked Gerald, "You and Ryan have always been on good terms. What project has he rejected in recent years?"

The meaning of the words is very clear, and Warner will not take over these projects in the future.

"The biggest project is 'King Arthur'." Gerald thought for a while, then said, "Also, Ryan canceled Disney's two film contracts with Jack Chen and cancelled all follow-up cooperation plans with him. "

"The cancellations are Dragon Reborn and Around the World in Eighty Days.

' he added.

"Notify all the companies under Warner." Don Rogan did not hesitate. Said to his assistant, "Don't invest in these two movies anymore..."

"Forget it..." He waved his hand suddenly, "It's better to inform them not to invest in any Jack Chen movies in the future."

No one objected to these words. After all, in the eyes of Hollywood, the remaining value of the other party was extremely limited.

"And." Don Logan continued, "Isn't the dailies for Wonder Woman almost done? I remember someone mentioning that Gal Gadot was a friend of Natalie Portman? In the name of Warner Group, Ryan is invited to participate in the screening, and I hope he will give some opinions."

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, and also understood that several major productions did not perform well. Even the top executive of the group company felt enormous pressure, otherwise how could he ask the amazing boss to make suggestions for the superhero movie?

Warner has been out of luck since the AOL acquisition, and Ryan, who is hiding at home as a model, knows that.

certainly. He doesn't need to think about these now, but obediently be a qualified model.

Standing in the specially remodeled design room for Charlize, Ryan seemed to be carved out of marble, letting South African diamonds clip a pair of men's sunglasses designed by himself on the bridge of his nose.

Put on the last pair for Ryan. Charlize stepped back two feet, examining him carefully with his arms folded over his chest.

"Is it alright?" Ryan felt his eyebrows itch a little.

"I found a very serious problem."

Holding his chin, Charlize walked around Ryan. Seeing her returning to the opposite side, Ryan couldn't help asking curiously, "What did you find, dear?"

"You put on any pair of sunglasses..." Charlize came over, took off the pair of sunglasses, and squeezed Ryan's face lightly, "It's all so charming."

"Oh, do you need me to thank you for your compliment?" Ryan grabbed her and kissed the soft red lips.

"You're welcome." Charlize walked back to the workbench, put on the sunglasses, and turned around and said, "If you really want to thank me, then you can endorse my CT sunglasses."

"Can I ask how much the endorsement fee is?" Going to the workbench, Ryan sat on Charlize's work chair. "If it's too low, I won't agree."

"Really?" Charlize suddenly turned around, jumped slightly and sat on the workbench, looking at him with his chest folded, "If..."

She kicked off the slippers hanging on her feet, and stretched a slender straight leg towards Ryan, "I... I'll pay myself, okay?"

"Honey……"

Ryan reached out and grabbed Baibai's thin ankle, kneading it neither too heavy nor too lightly, "Are you... are you seducing me?"

"Of course... not." Charlize snatched his leg back, jumped off the workbench at the fastest speed, and stayed away from Ryan, "Even if it was a temptation, it's not now, I'm going out, I have to go somewhere. to the company."

She didn't wear shoes, so she opened the door of the studio with bare feet, turned her head and waved, "That's a potential designer, I have to meet her in person."

After Ryan nodded, the door closed again, and there was a soft sound.

In the past two months, with the help of Ryan's huge resources, Charlize's 'ct' fashion company has been established. Although it is still only a prototype, after leasing an office floor of Disney on Mondeo Avenue, roughly The shelf is set up.

Even candy with Charlize's image has appeared in Disney Children's stores in the Greater Los Angeles area since last week.

Ryan will definitely not stand idly by about the business Charlize wants to create. Some of his brokerage team has been assisting South African diamonds, such as the acquisition of this candy factory with good taste but small brand...

How to turn the fame of South African diamonds and Oscar winners into commercial interests, his team has a complete set of plans.

Yesterday, Ryan received a call from Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, and Touchstone Pictures started negotiations with their agents about a new movie. Troy's box office performance fell far short of expectations, giving Touchstone a touchstone. Enough reason to keep the price down.

Such negotiations will definitely last for a long time, and Ryan is not in a hurry.

As for Angelina Jolie, she is also very inclined to cooperate with Disney. How many people will refuse to gain fame and fortune?

Back in the study on the second floor, Ryan sat in front of the computer and read Disney's report last month, and then received a call from Scott Swift.

"Well done, Scott."

After hearing the news from the other party, Ryan smiled and said, "You can weigh the specific things."

The thing is very simple. In the name of one of Ryan's foundations, Scott sent people to Harvard University to find Mark Zuckerberg. After more than a month of negotiation, the other party accepted their investment and took the financing. The first step in expansion.

Of course, the investment is not large, and we only got 20% of the shares for the time being. We will definitely need to raise funds in the future, and there are still opportunities to continue investing.

Regarding the investment matters, after years of tempering with large sums of money, Scott can be said to be at his best. Even if there are some investments without Ryan's suggestion, he will earn more and lose less, such as the percentage he bought two years ago. The fifth share of 'Netflix' has now doubled.

Now Ryan has dozens of foundations, big and small, open or secret, and Scott operates like a duck to water.

These are all means to accumulate wealth or preserve value. His foundation is still centered on film and television and a wide range of surrounding industries. Although the current market value of Walt Disney is still a bit far from News Corp. It is not impossible for the world's largest media group by market value.

Ryan still clearly remembers that in the last few years of his previous life, Walt Disney had become the world's number one media company. Although it may not be as good as News Corporation or Time Warner in terms of media, Disney's ability to transform blood production is extremely powerful. .

Of course, if Rupert Murdoch can fulfill his long-cherished wish—the acquisition of Time Warner—then this media behemoth must be unmatched by Disney.

The problem is, even if Murdoch's financing is successful, the federal government will never allow the deal to happen.

June has begun, and colleges and universities across North America are on holiday.

Teenagers, the largest consumer group in the film market, will always be the focus of Hollywood.

On the second weekend of June, Disney's film dedicated to this group will be released, which is Pixar's "Superman".

On the other side of the Pacific, a movie of this type would be the best option to release before June 1, but this is not the case in North America.

Although Children's Day has an international name, children in the United States are not this holiday, and most Americans do not have this concept. In addition, there is International Labor Day, although the "May 1st" International Labor Day originated in the United States , However, Labor Day in the United States is not on "May Day". Labor Day in the United States is the first Monday in September...

The earliest Pixar animated feature films would try to avoid collisions with big productions from other companies, which was also related to the lack of confidence in Pixar itself at the time, but after continuous success, the first choice for Pixar animated feature films was the summer season. , they are no longer afraid of competition, even if there are super-big productions such as "Troy" and "King Arthur" before and after. (To be continued..) ()